Summer Clerk - Law School

Overview

The McAfee & Taft summer clerk program provides summer associates with a true picture of the firm's practice and culture and what they can expect to experience during the first few years as an associate at McAfee & Taft. Each summer clerk is paired with a shareholder and an associate who provide guidance and advice during their stay at the firm.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Receive work assignments from attorneys from a variety of practice areas
• Apply law school research and writing training to real world legal challenges
• Observe trials, depositions, hearings, closings, and client meetings
• Attend firm social functions, lunches and events
• Submit work projects weekly, meet deadlines and receive constructive guidance to grow and improve work product

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Integrity/Ethics - Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, conveys good news and bad.
• Communication - Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.
• Interpersonal Skills - Has good listening skills, builds strong relationships, is flexible/open-minded, negotiates effectively, solicits performance feedback, and handles constructive criticism.
• Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
• Personal Organization - Keeps information organized and accessible, maintains clean/functional work space, works systematically/efficiently, manages time well.

Education: Bachelor’s degree required. Actively attending law school is required. An equivalent combination of educational performance and general experience is preferred.

Experience: Minimum 4 years of a completed undergrad program and 1 to 2 years of law school is required.

Computer

Skills:

Skilled with MS Office Suite

Certificates & Licenses

Other Requirements: Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational and time management skills. Ability to communicate effectively and verbally with co-workers and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.

Work environment is in a professional office setting. The majority of activity this role performs will be sedentary work.